Americas Civil War resurrected
Take Command 2nd Manassas goes gold
New York, USA (April 12, 2006) -
International publisher Paradox Interactive announced today
that their next big April release, Take Command 2nd Manassas,
has gone gold. The strategy title plays out during Americas
Civil War and brings the struggle between unionists and
confederates to life like never before.
Take Command 2nd Manassas is rated T by ESRB, 3+ by PEGI and
12 years by USK. The suggested retail price is USD/EUR 39.99
and the title will be shipping to stores on April 18 in North
America and Scandinavia, April 21 in Germany and May 5 in the
UK.
"We believe that while many factors build a successful
strategy game, the single most important one is strong
gameplay, something that is reflected in our entire
portfolio, says
Fredrik W Lindgren, Director of Publishing at Paradox
Interactive. "MadMinute Games has taken that notion even
further by creating a game with immense replayability and
options for customization. Strategy fans will find much to
immerse themselves into."
Features include:
- 48 Scenarios from the three most important battles of the
2nd Manassas Campaign
- Linked Scenario Tree, where results of one battle carry
over into the next
- 5 Gigantic battlefield maps based on historical records
from the Library of Congress; the most accurate American
Civil War battlefield maps available in a PC game
- 3 Modes of gameplay: Historical, Open Play, and
Custom/User Created Battles
- Control thousands of troops and direct them over 3D
terrain (including Generals, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and
Supply Wagons)
- Accurate ballistics for weapons
- The ability to play as any leader in Custom/Open Play
Battles
- To play the recently released demo, please go to
www.madminutegames.com.
For questions on the Take Command 2nd Manassas release please contact: pr@paradoxplaza.com.
ABOUT PARADOX INTERACTIVE
Paradox Interactive has been a leading publisher and
developer of strategy games for the PC platform since 1999.
Well-known for their strategy titles, the company's
distribution network and followers span the globe. Paradox's
experienced team has completed more than 17 titles, including
such best-selling games as the Europa Universalis and Hearts
of Iron franchises. Published titles in North America include
Knights of Honor, as well as upcoming titles Rush for Berlin
and Heart of Empire: Rome. Worldwide titles to be published
in 2006 include Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday and Take Command:
2nd Manassas. The company is currently working on Europa
Universalis III, its biggest production yet.
www.paradoxplaza.com
ABOUT MADMINUTE GAMES
MadMinute Games, Inc is a true "garage game" company. The
company was founded by two friends who, with minimal
experiencein the gaming industry, worked at night and on
weekends for three and a half years to complete their initial
project, Bull Run. Now joined by a group of volunteer
designers and testers, they've soldiered on to produce
MadMinute's second product, Take Command: 2nd Manassas. The
MadMinute community is growing and the founders hope to
someday work on the "Take Command" series full-time. Their
combat engine has received excellent reviews and their AI has
been lauded in numerous publications, even by the difficult
to please "Grognards." http://www.madminutegames.com/